POLICE FILES - Sept. 27, 2000

COSTA MESA

* Victoria Street and Placentia Avenue: A robbery was reported at 3:02

a.m. Monday.

* Morristown Lane: An auto theft was reported in the 180 block at 8:29

a.m. Monday.

* Scenic Avenue: An auto theft was reported in the 1600 block at 10:37

a.m. Monday.

* Towne Street: A hit-and-run was reported in the 800 block at 1:49

p.m. Monday.

* Harbor Boulevard: An assault was reported in the 3300 block at 2:33

p.m. Monday.

* Bristol Street: Grand theft was reported in the 3300 block at 4:55

p.m. Monday.

NEWPORT BEACH

* Playa: A case of identity theft was reported in the 500 block at

4:04 p.m. Monday when an unknown person used the victim’s Social Security

number to open an account with Pacific Bell.

* Newport Center Drive: An unknown person was reported to have used a

victim’s credit card to buy $3,200 of merchandise at Sharper Image at

9:27 a.m. Monday.

* Newport Center Drive: A laptop computer and accessories valued at

about $1,200 were reported stolen from the trunk of a car in the 600

block at 7:30 p.m. Monday.